New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-24
PREACHERS WORTH HEARING
vi.
TIN REV DH. w. r. HUNTINGTON, OF GRACE
CHURCH.
rur rorUIAE RECTOR OF BUSY rAhIsE-HIs
SrEMON on "SCORN.'

.rd .lu.1~in, and general munihccr.e. The
sr,end.d parochi,l organizaticn Of the charities Of
tbc church is The result ~ years of labor bestowed 10y
fine present Bishop of the diocese When IN Potter
called o The hi.cr position IL was no easy task To find
man 70 be his successor an that the term implies
That the officer of the church wise in their rea-
ten, 10 Dr Harrington the three years that he has been
~ is head bear ample testimony. What Dr. Potter
Granted Or Huntington t. developing rapidly and
substantially. II was born IN Lowell IN 1888.
g.adua,ed from Harvard 81 the of nineteen. For
year lac taught chemistry in Harvard and Then brcamo
assistant minister i'll BOSTON church. In 1868 he
called 10 influential church in Worcester, where lie
remained for twenty one years.
soon after Dr Huntin gon came % New-YOrk a careful
writer gave this estimate of him preacher: When
he enters the church he would he naturally enough mis-
tkcu Tor the Junior assistant Aher he has begun to
speak the pulpit he would be bold preacher indeed
who would seek or suffer comparison with him. No man
j. - easily mdcrvalued mistaken, overlooked in a
tIong OF cergymcn while he Is silent. The very ali.
s.mce hurlnesS selfassertion challenge. shuts him
out Of Iasc and reach of easy estimation His modest
aud quiet demeanor not only nhslcads the superficial
observer bat upcgils the noautous, cheapy equipped
opponent critic. Champions OF debate, managers of
ecclesiastical rings heroes of nmhcrlcss conventions
have picked him up a duh hoy might pick up
llec OF dynamite 10 be sent rcong IN quick discOui
spring of the very silence. HIS power
FIJI rather than eloquent yet they sunu>ed with that
higher chdStCncU clOQutcC that At once leads ana hclpS
the listener Broad stretches Of beauty and
discourse. which ahuundS great
ana Shmpscs OF outlying rtI"lct uWhs. MS luusud-
tous are infreIuent, but are invariably picturesque
nigh plane. ms delivery Il a. RAPID ana clear rs
blrds song. and real ana charged with such spiritual
energies that the unconscious homage az GREATNESS at
,enon becomes at times well nigh oppressive.
IN figure ne rather slight wanting in height with
simplicity He j. not unlike Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes;
IccItcly featured, with abundant brown Aair with
ne>S, almost ovcrwe ghtng the slender cast OF mouth
and chin The voice Is on a high key, thin. partly
.pllf md rio nd nj
Penetrates everywhere. II is quick, compelling i'm,
relaye YET as genie ana Tranquil as hish S%td
upon You With fine mesmene persuasion. II Is sur,
cencncss. great patience concentrated and finely tom
pered enthusiasm. There j. no waste or Weakness or
equvocation 10 blur It's modu atoms. In temperament
he ideas; in practice ne fonts all central meas
touching the social REGENERATION OF mankind His
gifts are multi lied anu iorceiui HIS varied accom- iSh-
mens, however are kept much IN the shade by the press
ure and energy OF his unceasns WORK on the main hnc
OF duty His immediate characteristics OF method ann
culture seem to he thorougiLess ralndity sc,eniii
the tsuth. both - learner ana teacher
TIE SCORN OF SCDRN
Dr. Huntington preached yesterday Oh The Scorn OF
soorn" taking Tor his text: surely lie scorneth the
soorners &c; in his sermon nc said
My wish is TO give tue sub treatment wholly prsc; al
and not =, al ssea"yo on o. VII syss S sou ',9g
suffered to get It's growth chOkGg tho goo seq and sp
s ne 11 one The best Of heart. ZEE at Tine
and The worst hear. feel 1t all the lime one Of The mo';
scot IS that vncS sssoe.,o, seiI with IN. possession
speaking out Of The s OF oar
Sd G as M3 from S0 PSI oe sa Since iss
truth
Bu, there sort Of power antecedent money
po8e, AMI PERHAPS io l reason ought 10 have spoken o
thirst mean DO NY he pss,e,s'on Cis,reagh
tecTp l S l npon % h OF sercrr
puiey and merely nu.g.aT ana cSp,eM we sis. pcveI
y 70 mesn. stranger even enlightened society.
indications tt popular wJrsn oi the gTz-ghtrr
ell Is As
Ply stag IKE JlrJcd aTraw 'ometnr' ana the wcak
o. ioossre mus; srt himself can It coli
n 1s I saS o L. cy, OF "e ana he IS M
Al. tersis to % sad about t aud yet be and IS
sCOgNFULNT,, or UNsANCTrIED BEAUTY.
Anita with strength and power 50 with 0eauty-uus4uct
asi beauty proverO4ly scornfui The that
gracousuess OF thought 70 adj great
personal beauty tesaes 10 our no,
Ally expecting 10 nd the things comb nei conscious.
ness OF Superior knowledge knowledge supposed
eros often CARRIES ID \ the o. sccru There
always Oeors oousp lous instance, o. c.eat
lcarnins combined with pro,oani humi.iy. Thank Cos
The succos'ono. iowy nlutel scAoaI. never Wholly
Of os.o eace on the part Of speakers
Wcsr re- minis " m oses, ", y , -
bushes. Of TIE wise to correct m,.t.ko,o - - &
sVneiines u would seen as reigiOi itself oulv
themselves have grown too weassmed 10 need any ie
IIru a-4n there : such thing though Tic ptr,.e,
strange .'nn hes Is such hing sP.ntual Goa.
low eeitsa o. te. say b.
IL. - N ru.f
oil,nionnd n''erarce an; u-tl o, e p,o
pe "a ~, NE u ,y no, i = go '?a
strength s9aA oeanty visor OF into ct sptua PM.
civ enough comes n.eG the aeai Of nsnj" M y,
which j. Bat no variety FOR ne reckon au.sng oh
WITH ~ much 81 tnovlO 'ge attained to origin
sc.t "cn-Aed lcm-De' oi seorn Ana ~ "rered"- ,or
walus on from ou:.e.ve, the Of others or th is
nola; i what would sasse-L me teins We really I,
Aow to escape calling down upon hes IS the
On o. ne rs~se, !, To- so9 e, o Ss S aaa ..9asy IT,
IvIoga w1.arVe i may % 'pDa "h'en We sio pli1ns
scognu thoughts Yonr wealth tempting yol 10 eaterts
accrt dsdAn ior those less rich tIsn vonrseL I'f con
estate perhaps "a Inherited homestead OF something o. that
yolr. oomp4fet your Neighbour owns
med nasury.ysi srtorr , s9 6sonss to Amhv
god II : the 'est speok upon The surface Of lie eaith
eee Of roPey "a N crest .,ses and 5h, Earth n '' urn
nc P.iNay Of e unrsr's ko dust And yei on account
conserving unwho!esome element enter INTO.
O. be scornful
THE POVERTY o. RICHES.
used landed possessions asa means OF Illustrating
point form Of material riches would have
answered IN purpose just AZ we'll "t IS true OF acresis
true and furniture eIrpiges dress
and OF the Ensl.h mystic, sDoak, Of s
aaving found efrcuz mode OF dsabnsng himself o.
illusions wealth imagine all his property however
great, turned form Of merchandise and tim
himself How sm tina better or the happier for being
hunirot thousand pieces oi such
OF half lion t~o mon D.es
Wi such faUuc The device Is perhaps clIU,y one.
-, wealth docs lock itself
aud uuatActive way supposed A. least thai
mott which We sse II.
still IN. ggs.on has Of valne in it, for
the LaetiAI SIDE OF all
how nsignhcSnt the
thing called really compared with the earth
fuliuess thereof That One who made snd
worlds scOrneth the sooner and sssurehy GU this
lie has night 10 DO So Tor IL Is
lie thai s;eth the circle Of tho esrth and
much Tor the iilIcIobs {"
wealth 1t its but when on 10 take INTO &C
well the tittleness we seeat
OF Wealth be lost at any time
Sd mus parted time. Va brought nothing
this world runs the burial sent enoe and II - certain
nothing out once separated IRON yonr prop
yourself all asne with your scOrn how Noiy,
poorly o yon will be how very, verv lonely
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